TUKTOYAKTUK, N.W.T. — Kedra and Destiny Kimiksana got to try cherries for the first time at the Catholic mission house in Tuktoyaktuk with Sister Fay Trombley.

Once they had been warned about the pits, I tried teaching them "Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor. . .". Of course the seven- and eight-year-old girls didn't know what a tinker or a tailor was. In fact, beggar man and thief were also new vocabulary.

TORONTO — Taking aim at preserving human embryos and providing support for aboriginal children whose mothers are missing or have been murdered were just two of the resolutions the national Catholic Women's League has vowed to take on this year.

More than 600 delegates came to Toronto Aug. 14 to 17 for the 91st annual CWL National Convention, themed "Centred on Faith & Justice."

VATICAN CITY — A new Vatican council is tackling an old task: bringing God to the world in new ways.

The Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization is just a year old, but "it is one of the most important fruits of the Second Vatican Council," said the council's president, Archbishop Rino Fisichella.

Saccomani will receive the eighth annual award at a luncheon at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton Oct. 13. The award was named for Carr, Newman Theological College's first lay president. It recognizes people whose outstanding Christian leadership reflects the values of the college and the qualities that Carr cherished in his work as president.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP) is urging Canadian Catholics to help the 10 million people in the Horn of Africa whose lives are endangered by drought and famine.

CCODP spokesperson Kelly Di Domenico described the worsening situation in the region as "drastic."